The Ultimate Passenger Machine will soon be ready.

Apparently, BMW’s autonomous vehicle development is going on plan, as the Bavarian company has announced its first-ever fully self-driving machine will be launched in 2021. Speaking through its senior vice president for autonomous driving, Elmar Frickenstein, the company revealed the vehicle in question will be capable of Level 3, 4, and 5 autonomy, depending on how and where it is used.

"We are on the way to deliver a car in 2021 with Level 3, 4 and 5," Frickenstein told during a speech in Berlin.

BMW says, at Level 3 of autonomy, drivers will not only take their hands off the steering wheel, but will "reach the so called ‘eyes off’ and ultimately the 'mind off' at Level 4," which transforms the driver’s in-car time into “leisure or work time.” When we eventually reach the so-called “driver off” Level 5, the car will no longer require a human inside as all operations will be performed by the machine itself.

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Given that, California is already planning regulations changes to allow driverless autonomous cars testing soon. Basically, this paves the way for cars with no steering wheel and pedals, which would, unfortunately, transform the Ultimate Driving Machine into an Ultimate Passenger Machine. And if you are born today, you will never need a driver’s license, if we are to believe specialists.